Surprise!

One of our very favorite Anna expressions.

Introducting Anna to her family

Announcement

Last night Anna slept in her bassinet. And the people rejoiced.

Bath-time and Thumb Sucking

Hiccups!

Anna is home

We were able to bring home Anna last night at about 5:00 PM. She didn't sleep a bunch the first night home, but she's slept a lot this morning. Right now she seems to be a bit nocturnal.

She had her first outing to the pediatrician's office. The doc described her as both 'feisty' and 'spicy'. We'd like to add 'hungry' and 'sweet'. In general, she just has three states right now: Feed, Sleep, Cry.

Anna is Born!

Anna Marie Van Hal was born at 3:40 PM today, December 11, 2007. She weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces, and was 19.5 inches long.

A Punctual Child

Last night the contractions got much stronger - strong enough that we called the doctor. Because of the interval of the contractions, the doctor asked us to come in. Unfortunately, Jen was only dialated to 2 centimeters, so they had her walk for a while, and then sent us home with some Ambien to help her sleep. She didn't sleep however. The contractions kept getting stronger and stronger. By about 3 AM, Jen woke me, and we started preparing to go to the hospital.

She just made it into her room and in her gown when her water broke. After a difficult couple of hours she was able to get an epidural.

So, right now, on Jen's actual due date, we'll probably have our baby! Jen's pretty calm right now. She's at about 5 centimeters. We're both a bit tired. Thankfully, we'll probably have a baby by the time the day is done.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Anna's Room In Progress...

Yay! Anna has a place to live!